because of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.
she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.
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I haven't read the other posts yet but had to reply.
Do you want to stay and make things work?
Can you guys not talk about religion for the time and just love and respect each other? In the future could she ever accept you as the loving man that I assume you are even if you're not a witness? If you answer yes to those questions then try to make it work. Don't force your opinion on her. When she forces her be patient and quiet.
i'm usually a cognac drinker.
i love armagnac too.
and i enjoy a martini i invented---mandarin vodka with a slight bit, usually about a capful of chambord served in an ice cold martini glass.. this saturday i'm mixing with my gf's friends and family in conn. with some affluent people and i might want to try something different.
Single malt Scotch.
im on my phone, so im really limited.
i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.
shit hit the fan.
Stay strong. You have shown more courage than any of the people ostrisizing(sp) you. More than most of us on here. I haven't told anyone my true feelings.
Congrats
that sweet, tingling feeling you get, no matter how hard life is at the time, when you remember that you're free.
that feeling reminds you that it's okay to not be sure about everything and it's okay to love persons even if they don't read the same literature or hold the same views as you.. it's okay to make mistakes because the people who love you will not pull back their love and association because of it.. the persons who are around you genuinely love you and are not just trying to portray 'love' because it looks good to 'potential' sheep.. it's even okay to try new things and it isn't a bad thing when you're actually enjoying life.. i don't have to try to be someone that i'm not and my worth is not, not.... my worth is not measured by a number on a piece of paper.. i can go through life at my own pace and i can be different.. that feeling reminds me that i can be myself!.
i know that you get that feeling also.
I get that feeling and appreciate it. I'm happiest to see mrsgrowinggirl get that feeling. I remember when you first came here. Good for you gurl!
during the public talk last week the elder giving the talk.
mentioned the tragedy in newton, conn where an evil.
man killed 27 innocent people including 20 children.
99.9% will be destroyed according to them. 7 million is a tenth of 1% of 7 billion. Just something I always found funny. Seems a little bit unfair that God would expect everyone in the whole world to be reached with the Watchtower's messageor be destroyed but he chose such a small group.
i am looking for rebuttals on this statement.
i find it reprehensive when they preach this from the platform, they do not want jws (who are individuals) to have any individuality.
they want people to be their personal robots with no free will.
Romans 12:1 Consequently I entreat YOU by the compassions of God, brothers, to present YOUR bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with YOUR power of reason.
Tell them that in order to be acceptable in God's eyes we must train and follow our conscience as well as our power of reason. So thinking things through is part of spiritual maturity.
at the last elders school i heard from a few different attendees that the average age was easily 60+.
there will be a lot of elders gone within the next 10yrs.
there is nowhere near enough young brothers to replace these ageing elders.
In "our circuit" in Colorado this certainly holds true. Every elder in "our hall" is very late 50s or early 60s. The ministerial servants dont hils any promise except one....but he will probably become a young CO or something.
unproductive kingdom proclaimers won't leave my kingdom hall, how do i rid our hall of these vultures or turkeys?.
"you can't fly like the eagles if you hang out with turkeys".
after visiting your site, i decided to allow one of the spiritual weak individuals into my car group, it was not easy but you have made valid points i find very self condemning.
I know a few "Auntie Connies" in my old hall and circuit. Many of the witnesses are such haters.
I say keep the satire coming. You speak the truth.
i hear of these stories of elders swapping wives, i remember when i was young hearing of three elders in florida doing this and getting dfed.
my question is this how is it possible to bring this up in conversation?
it seems impossible, how can there be multi elders that know each other willing and the wives?
Smurf swapping is prevalent too.
where can i plug in my i-pod to read my downloaded publications ?
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Where's an outlet? I need to charge my phone.
